Länk FC Vilaverdense

Länk FC Vilaverdense (formerly known as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Verde in the district of Braga.[2]

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football club, see Vilaverdense F.C. (women).
Länk Vilaverdense
Full nameLänk FC Vilaverdense
Founded1953 (1953)
GroundCampo Cruz do Reguengo
Vila Verde, Portugal
Capacity1,000[1]
OwnerLänk Football Group
ChairmanIsidro Fernandes
ManagerHugo Santos
LeagueLiga 3
2021-22Campeonato de Portugal - Série A: 1st place; Promotion Playoff: 2nd place (promoted to Liga 3)
WebsiteClub website

Länk FC Vilaverdense currently plays in the Liga 3, which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1953 as Vilaverdense F.C. and play their home matches at Campo da Cruz do Reguengo in Vila Verde. The stadium is a 1,000 spectator all-seater.[2]

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Braga and has competed in the AF Braga Taça. The club has also entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on occasion.[2][3]

It also competes in women's football, with a more successful team playing in the first tier, Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino,[4] using the 3,000-seat Municipal Stadium.[5]

In 2020 the club's name and crest was changed following an acquisition of 90% of the club's SAD (Anonymous Shareholder Sport Association) by Länk. These changes caused some controversy. [6][7]

Involvement with Länk

In 2020, a Canadian group named Länk acquired 90% of Vilaverdense's SAD, promising to improve the club's stadium. With this they changed the club's name to Länk Vilaverdense and its badge to one in black and white, removing the green used to represent Vila Verde ("Green Village"). The teams kits, however, are still green.[8] Although the acquisition was approved by the club's associates, the changes made by Länk came under heavy fire by the club's supporters and caused controversy.[6] [7]

Season to season
Season Level Division Section Place Movements
1990–91 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – 1ª divisão B
1991–92 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – 1ª divisão A
1992–93 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – 1ª divisão B
1993–94 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – 1ª divisão B
1994–95 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra
1995–96 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra
1996–97 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra
1997–98 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra Promoted
1998–99 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 13th
1999–2000 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 8th
2000–01 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 5th
2001–02 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 6th
2002–03 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 5th
2003–04 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 2nd Promoted
2004–05 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 6th
2005–06 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 13th Relegated
2006–07 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A 14th Relegated
2007–08 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra 1st Promoted
2008–09 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase 12th Relegation Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – Sub-Série A2 3rd Relegated
2009–10 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra 9th
2010–11 Tier 5 Distritais AF Braga – Honra 1st Promoted
2011–12 Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A – 1ª Fase 5th Promotion Group
Tier 4 Terceira Divisão Série A Fase Final 2nd Promoted
2012–13 Tier 3 Segunda Divisão Série Norte 13th
2013–14 Tier 3 Campeonato Nacional Série A 3rd

[9][10][11][12]

Current squad
As of 15 January 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Ivo Gonçalves
2 DF Colombia COL Joyce Rios
3 DF Brazil BRA Laércio
7 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Teixeira
8 MF Cape Verde CPV Yannick Semedo
9 FW Brazil BRA Edmilson
10 MF Portugal POR André Soares
11 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Silva
12 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Maviram
18 DF Portugal POR David Martins
19 DF Portugal POR Armando Lopes
20 DF Portugal POR Miguel Pereira
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Portugal POR João Caiado
22 GK Portugal POR Hugo Costa
23 MF Cape Verde CPV Ericson Silva
24 MF Netherlands NED Jonathan Mendes
26 DF Portugal POR João Batista
27 DF Portugal POR Carlos Freitas
30 FW Brazil BRA Willian Dias
47 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Ansu Fati
60 MF Portugal POR Rúben Marques
77 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Brian Cipenga
82 GK Portugal POR Cajó
89 FW Portugal POR Zé Pedro

Honours
  • AF Braga Divisão de Honra: 2010–11
  • AF Braga Taça: 1988/89, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1997/98, 2009/10

Footnotes
  1. https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/estadio
  2. "Vilaverdense Futebol Clube - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  3. "Vilaverdense Futebol Clube – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. "Vilaverdense Futebol Clube". Zerozero.
  5. https://www.lankfcvilaverdense.com/estadio
  6. "Vilaverdense passa a chamar-se Länk FC". BOM DIA (in European Portuguese). 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  7. "Grupo Lank promete revolucionar o Vilaverdense FC". O Vilaverdense (in European Portuguese). 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  8. "Camisa Titular LANK FC Vilaverdense 2019-20".
  9. "Portugal – Table of Honor – soccerlibrary.free.fr" (PDF). Soccer Library. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  10. "Competitions – Portugal – footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  11. "Competitions - ForaDeJogo - foradejogo.net". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  12. "AF Braga – Futebol Total". Futebol Total. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.